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MarkLogic vs Microsoft Azure DocumentDB comparison

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Categories and Ranking

MarkLogic
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure DocumentDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
15th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (13th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2812596 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Handling hierarchical insurance data has improved ETL workflows and still needs better integration
There are several things I have observed regarding MarkLogic's improvement areas. One challenge I notice is the learning curve and setup; it can be complex for someone new, especially when integrating with other systems or setting up indexing strategies for large datasets. I occasionally spend extra time fine-tuning indexes or query performance for really large documents. Another observation concerns tooling and ecosystem support, as it does not feel as rich as mainstream databases such as Hive or SQL servers in terms of connectors and integration or community resources. Sometimes I need to build custom scripts to bridge these gaps. Finally, monitoring and debugging distributed queries can be tricky; while it has built-in tools, deeper performance profiling or tracing is not always intuitive. Overall, these are not deal-breakers, but improvements in onboarding, ecosystem connectors, and monitoring would enhance the experience.
Anish-Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Performance Test Professional at Happiest Minds
Reporting for global banking stakeholders has become seamless and supports diverse visual formats
All Microsoft applications, whether database or analytics, are a little costlier compared to Google products, and this is a barrier that needs to be crossed so that all its applications become more affordable. For example, startups typically go for free tools. Microsoft should offer these products for free to startups or perhaps free for the first year or two years, so that startups can use these applications, and once they grow bigger and have larger revenue, they can purchase it at a reasonable cost. All Microsoft tools need to cut down on their price and have a better strategy around pricing for the masses. If you sell only to ten customers, your revenue is lesser, but if you give something for free to some customers, two years down the line they will purchase it. Microsoft Azure DocumentDB still needs the ability to connect to other analytics easily without any additional integrator. For example, if I can connect to Google Analytics or other analytics that are not Microsoft tools using this database, that would be a good source of revenue. If I have already purchased Google Analytics in my company and I need a database, and Microsoft Azure DocumentDB can very easily connect or integrate to my Google Analytics, I would not have to think twice. Cross-company application connectivity is something that needs to be worked on.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"After moving that into MarkLogic pipelines, the same process became almost near real-time or at least reduced to minutes in most cases."
"MarkLogic has had a tangible positive impact on our organization."
"Compared to our previous approach, we are saving approximately two days per week, representing a forty percent reduction in time spent discussing or trying to understand data, and MarkLogic has delivered significant time savings."
"MarkLogic's greatest asset is its strong engineering foundation. It was specifically designed with search capabilities in mind, and the developers placed a great emphasis on ensuring the quality of the indexing and all subsequent layers that were added."
"MarkLogic has impacted my organization positively because we have seen efficient results."
"We have definitely seen a return on investment, as the end customer really felt that things are going fast and they are able to get the data very fast, retrieve it, change it, transform it, and merge or discard many things they want to do in MarkLogic, saving three or four hours daily because we have enabled them to have the data in real time instead of waiting for another day."
"Using MarkLogic has had a significant positive impact on our organization, especially in terms of performance, flexibility, and reliability."
"The rules can show us if there are missing items, like titles, and we can add them in to ensure everything is filled and makes sense and there are no missing details."
"Microsoft Azure DocumentDB has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to reduce database costs by 30%."
"The most beneficial features of Microsoft Azure DocumentDB that I noticed is that it appeared to be straightforward, it was ease of use, it was not complicated compared to some of the other tools that are out there, the teams were familiar with it, and it integrated well with other Microsoft products."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure DocumentDB in my daily work is the speed."
"Microsoft Azure DocumentDB is never down because of its scalability feature."
"One of the most appreciated aspects of Microsoft Azure DocumentDB is the elastic scaling feature which has significantly helped manage business growth for two customers who have employed it, experiencing a dramatic rise in improvement."
"We have immeasurable benefits mainly in reduced operational effort and the time saved on routine database administration."
 

Cons

"The learning curve for new users or developers on MarkLogic is a bit tough at first, but afterwards it is really easy to understand for developers new to MarkLogic."
"Scalability-wise, I think it is acceptable. We have to add a lot of cost when we want to scale it because it is really hard to buy a new cluster."
"One of the most common requests is to improve the user interface of the database. While it is primarily a database, there are other databases available that offer more user-friendly interfaces. The UI is good for developers but not for regular users. More visuals would be beneficial."
"When I started with MarkLogic, I found that its learning curve and developer experience are not very comfortable for beginners."
"However, there is very limited documentation about MarkLogic's AI capabilities."
"I would say the features can be improved, as maybe the UI could be a little better."
"MarkLogic's scalability is very bad. In production, when you get to know that your data is increasing and you need to add one more node, that is not easy and not straightforward."
"There are several things I have observed regarding MarkLogic's improvement areas."
"Microsoft Azure DocumentDB could be improved with more straightforward cost and performance optimization guidance, especially for understanding resource usage and selecting the right configuration for different workloads."
"Maybe in the future, I would like to see relationships between one document set and another document set."
"Microsoft gives you the base functionality which you can grow from, but some tools perhaps go a bit further because that is their only focus or niche."
"All Microsoft applications, whether database or analytics, are a little costlier compared to Google products, and this is a barrier that needs to be crossed so that all its applications become more affordable."
"It is a bit expensive, especially concerning the elastic scale."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"MarkLogic is a pricey option, but there are some advantages to its pricing structure. For medium-sized clients or departments within larger companies, it is possible to obtain a license for one or two nodes for less than a hundred thousand dollars. Additionally, if you only need to deploy a single node, you can do so for under fifty thousand dollars. This is in contrast to other high-quality software options that are only accessible to larger businesses, where the starting price can be upwards of two hundred thousand dollars."
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Educational Organization
20%
Program Development Consultancy
14%
Transportation Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MarkLogic?
As far as I know, I am not directly associated with pricing, setup cost, and licensing, but MarkLogic is a bit more expensive than other technologies available. However, the support is really good,...
What needs improvement with MarkLogic?
MarkLogic can be improved by introducing a lot of languages to querying. Although I think it is self-sufficient if you know JavaScript and XQuery, for new people who want to onboard into MarkLogic,...
What is your primary use case for MarkLogic?
MarkLogic serves as our enterprise-level database with multiple applications. We have numerous source systems that dump data into MarkLogic. DHF flows manage transformation, harmonization, mapping,...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure DocumentDB?
I think perhaps in some aspects the documentation could be better, as well as the integration with Azure Backup to improve Microsoft Azure DocumentDB.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure DocumentDB?
My main use case for Microsoft Azure DocumentDB is when we modernize applications that use MongoDB on-premise and move them to Azure using DocumentDB. By doing this migration to Microsoft Azure Doc...
 

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